Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.2 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in United States instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 99.9% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,061
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,792
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,837
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,335
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Guinea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,297
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,914
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,542
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,536
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,275
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,297
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,398
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,012
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,549
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,395
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,395
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Guinea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,082
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Guinea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF779,009
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,508,815
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,336,748
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF526,863
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Guinea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,918,273
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,028,365
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,440
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,224
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,312
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,829
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,903
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,244
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,305
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,365
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,609
|
$113.11
|
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